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Ch. 8 part 1
Energy Balance and Body Composition
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| the psychological desire to eat or interest in food; a positive sensation that accompanies the sight, smell, or thought of food. | appetite |
| the rate of energy use for metabolism under basal conditions, usually expressed as kcalories per kilogram body weight per hour. | basal metabolic rate |
| the energy needed to maintain life when a body is at complete rest after a 12-hour fast | basal metabolism |
| a method for estimating body fat using low-intensity electrical current. | bioelectrical impedance |
| the proportions of muscle, bone, fat and other tissue that make up a person's total body weight. | body composition |
| an index of person's weight in relation to height, determined by dividing the weight (in kg) by the square of the height (in meters) | body mass index |
| an instrument that measures the heat energy released when foods are burned, thus providing an estimate of the potential energy foods. | bomb calorimeter |
| the size of a person's bones and musculature | frame size |
| the theory that some people in response to such external factors as the presence of food or the time of day rather than to such internal factors as hunger | external cue theory |
| excess fat around the trunk of the body; upper body fat | central obesity |
| a clinical estimate of total body fatness in which the thickness of a fold of skin on the back of the arm, below the shoulder blade, or in other places is measured with a caliper | fatfold measure |
| the measurement of energy output as heat energy. | direct calorimetry |
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